tonic
7 points
English
5 letters
Common
Commonness #10,040
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Definitions
noun
a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
adjective
imparting vitality and energy
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/tˈɑːnɪk/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural tonics
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
imparting vitality and energy
(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Antonyms
Antonyms — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
electronicsonicironicchronicdemoniciconicplatonicsupersonicphilharmonictectoniccatatonicmasonicharmonicbubonicultrasonicionic
More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Crossword clues
- “a medicine that strengthens and invigorates” wn-def
- “Another word for refreshing” gen-syn
- “imparting vitality and energy” wn-def
- “Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring heatly functions. Tononic spasm. (Med.) See the Note under Spasm.” web-def